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This letter is written in opposition to three fiscal ballot issues, 60, 61 and 101, which will be on the November ballot. The League of Women Voters is recommending that voters in Jefferson County vote no on each of these measures.

A fire apparently sparked by an attic fan broke out shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in a South Jeffco home on the 10000 block of West Fair Avenue. West Metro Fire responded with more than two dozen firefighters, extinguishing the blaze within less than 30 minutes.

“It looked like an electric attic fan shorted out,” said Assistant Chief Keith Schneider. “We had five rigs come over and 25 firefighters … it took about 25 minutes to pull apart all the smoldering debris in the attic.”

LAKEWOOD — Cameron McDondle may never score a sweeter touchdown than the last one he scored on Oct. 1 at Jefferson County Stadium. That’s unless he scores one that results in the Columbine Rebels hoisting the 5A state championship trophy.

If you think you’re seeing more negative campaign ads this year, it’s not just you. 2010 is shaping up to be an all-time high — or low — for negative campaigning. It’s gotten so bad, a recent Denver Post headline read, “It’s a miracle! Some positive campaign ads!” I still haven’t seen those yet.

Though the Columbine Memorial Foundation holds such cleanup events a few times every year, additional help is needed to maintain the site’s appearance, said the group’s president, Kirsten Kreiling, who made a plea for more community involvement.

A South Jeffco church is poised to break ground this week on a contentious 13,000-square-foot, two-story expansion that will include classrooms and a large gymnasium. The Rock of Southwest Baptist Church is waiting for necessary permits before starting construction on the new building, which will be linked to the existing 27,000-square-foot church via a small passage.

Residents have raised concerns about the potential for increased traffic, particularly in light of the facility’s proximity to neighboring Westridge Elementary School.

Dozens of Golden residents voiced vehement opposition at a Jeffco public hearing Sept. 28 to a plan that will extend a residential street leading to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and acquire six privately held properties through eminent domain.

Grievances over extending Moss Street north of South Golden Road ranged from concern about landowners being forced to vacate property to worries about the new section of road’s impact on wildlife.

Two armed-robbery suspects remained at large Thursday following a multi-jurisdiction pursuit through Golden that led to a handful of Jeffco schools being placed on lockdown. One suspect was arrested in a Colorado Mills King Soopers, apparently as he was exiting a bathroom.

The five schools on lockdown were Bell Middle School, Pleasantview Elementary, Golden High School, Connections Learning Center and Free Horizon Montessori. The lockdown was lifted about 2:30 p.m., said school district spokeswoman Lynn Setzer.